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Call for Applications: Mentoring Programme for Early Career Human Rights Scholars from designated countries in the Global Majority

HRDx is aimed at supporting and expanding communities of scholarship and practice in the nascent field of Human Rights Defender Studies. …

PUG statement on threats against foreign nationals in South Africa

The Politics and Urban Governance Research Group (PUG) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) notes with concern the recent rise in calls for foreign nationals, particularly black African migrants, to leave South Africa or face violence against …

PhotoVoice exhibition: Stories of menstruation in Khayelitsha

On 28 May, PUG hosted the Caring for the other half PhotoVoice exhibition on women’s experiences of managing menstruation in Khayelitsha…

Call for Applications: African Universities Hub for Human Rights Summer School

The Africa Hub’s 2026 Summer School for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) responds to a global moment in which human rights and democracy are increasingly contested in both meaning and practice….

Newsletter Issue 1 | 2026

PUG Insights provides a glimps into the critical work of the Politics and Urban Governance (PUG) Research Group. We bridge the gap between academic theory and urban reality by sharing updates on projects, events, news, and latest publications….

Just Urban Transition in African Cities Writing Workshop

From 19-21 Jan 2026 PUG co-hosted a writing workshop for early-career African researchers…